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A. V. LINDQUIST. WEEDLESS FISH HOOK.

APPLICATION HLED SEPT. 28. ms.

Patented June 10, 1919.

ms NOR/715 PETERS 50., PNoTu-Lrma" WASHINGTON. n. c.

UNITED .srATsEs PAT NT ornron.

ALBERT V. LIN DQUIST, OF ALEXANDRIA, MINL TESOTA.

wE EnLnss rrsmnooKj Specification of Letters Patent. Patent d J 119 101919 Application filed September 28,1918. Serial No. 256,001.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT V. Lrnuorns'r, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Alexandria, in the county of Douglas and State. of.Minnesota, have inventedacertain new and useful Improvements in WeedlessFish-Hooks; and'I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and. exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable; othersSkilled in "thefart to which it appertains to make anduse the'same.

My invention relates to improvements in fweedless fishhooks and has forits object to provide ajguardfor the hook that will not in anywayinterfere with the strike of the fishdand at the same time fully protectthe hook against entanglement with weeds.

A further object .of the invention is topro- "vide means for holding thehook in an upright position above theshanl: thereof to cause the bait'toremain in an upright or normal position. I i-this position of the bait,the same will not form an obstruction when; the fish strike, A stillfurther object of the invention is "to provide a Weedless fish hook thatis strong and durablein construction.

To the above ends, generally stated, the

finvention consistsof the novel devices and combinations [of deviceshereinafter described an'd defined in the claims.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein likecharacters indicate like parts throughout the several views, Referringtothej'drawings,

Figure 7 1 is a side elevation of the improved weedless fish hook withsome parts shown in difi'erent'p'ositions by means of broken lines andalso illustrating, by means of broken lines, a'frog secured to the hook;

Fig. 2 is a View partly in elevation and partly insection taken on theline 2+2 of Fig. 1;

" Fig. 3 'is a fragmentary detail view on an enlarged scale with someparts shown in side elevation and some parts sectioned;

7 Fig.4 is a detail view in section taken on the line4:4 of Fig-g2;

Fig. 5 is a detail viewin sectiontaken on the line 55 of Fig. 3; I

Fig. 6 is. a view qf'thedeader'parfly in elevation and partly 1nlongitudinal section;

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Fig.- 7 is a glen view of the leader as a a l I l J g The nun1eral 8indicates a fish hook, the shank 9 of which has in its outer end an eye10. A fish line 11 is attached to a leader "12 and said leader, in turn,is attached to the fish hook by a link 13. It. may be here stated thatfrom a broad point of view the leader 12 is a part of the fish line.

The leader 12, as shown, is in the form of a wire the ends of Which arefolded upon themselves and bent 1 to afford an eye 14:

and an eye 15.) The free ends of the leader '12 are secured to the bodythereof, inward of the eyes lt and 15, by a sleeve-like weight "16 and asleeve 17, respectively. On the over the respective free end of theleader 12 and against endwise sliding movement thereof. The inner endsofthe weight 16 and sleeve 17 are tapered to prevent the same fromcatching on weeds or other obstructions. The fish line llis secured tothe eye '15. For surface fishing, the weight 16 may be dispensed withand asleeve similar to sleeve 17 substituted therefor.

The link 18 has an edge extension 13 and is formed together with saidextension from a single piece of metal folded upon "itself to afford.a.,pair of laterally spaced.

side members. The eye end of the shank9 is inserted between side membersof the link at one end thereof, and secured thereto by -a pivot pin-20in the form of a rivet passed through a pair of alined holes in therespective end of the link and through the 'eye 10 of the shank 9. Inthe other end of the shank is a pai -of alined holes 21 with which theeye 14 of the leader interlocks to flexibly connect said leader to thelink, which link, in turn, is flexibly connected to the fish hook by thepivot pin 10. The inner end of the transverse folded portion of the link13 and its extension 13 between the side members thereof, affords a stop22 arranged to engage the shank9 for a purpose that will presentlyappear. The link extension 13' is offset from the shank 9 in the samedirection therefrom as the hook 8.

V reinforcing wire 23 is laid between the side members of the link andits extension at the free edges thereof. One endofthis wire 23 is benttoform an eye 24 that is axially alined with the eyes 21 through whichthe eye 14 also extends. l The other end'of the wire 23 is bent to forma hook 25 which engages the inner face of the transverse portion of thelink and its extension. The inner portion ofthe wire 23 is folded uponitself to afford an open loop, 26 which extends outward of and above thelink extension 13'. V

Afguard fer the hook is rigidly secured to 'the'link connection betweenthe shank of the hook and the leader. This guard, as shown, is in theform of a single piece of wire bent to form a pair of diverging arms 27,-the outer ends of which are connected her 28'transversely ofthe hookshank 9, with shown in Fig. 1. y W V guard,,the hook 1s 'entlrely freeto receiveth'e freedom for rotation longitudinally ofsaid hook. To hold'the float 29 against endwise movement on the guard member 28, saidmember is bent to form shoulders 30 outward of the ends of s'aid float.

v It is, of course, understood that the float maybe carried by a guardin the formof a single straight member or wire extending from the linlnIt is alsoainderstood that the reinforcing wire23 forms a part oftheguard and inseme instancesmay be formed integral therewith. The floatwill hold the hook in an upright position, as, shown in Fig. 1" and inwhich position of the hook the bait will remain in anupright and naturalpos1t1on and, therefore, will not form ano'bstruo'tion'when' the fishstrikes. In trolling theihook, the pull on the like connection,eitherfrom the line or Weighted leader will holdthe guard, with respectto the hook, as In this position of the strike of the In case the guardstrikes a weed, the same will move to'wardjthe, hook to a greater orless degree, as indicated by bro'kendines inFig, 1, and as as the weedis assed, said guard will" immediately be returned to normal pesi'tion;Theleng'th of the guard may, of coursefbevaried, at

in respect to the point of the hook.'

In some instances" the float ma be dispensed with and as previouslystated; the weight "on the leader may alsolbe dispensed with in surfacefishing. From the" abovede- "scription, it' is evident that' the abovedescribed Weedless fish hook is very strong and durable;

What I claim is:

1'.--The'-combination with a fish hook, ofa leader, a link pivotallyconnecting the shank of the hook to the leader in, longitudinalalinelnent therewith but free to move into angular positions on eitherside of the extended longitudinal axis of the leader, and a guardfor thehook secured tothe link and norm-ally extending." outward of the pointof the hook: with freedom to move toward the same.

2. The combination with a fish hook,of. a

leader, a link pivotally connecting the shank of the hook to theleaderinlongitndinal alinenient therewith but free to.;move into angularpositions on either lsideilof the extended longitudinal axis-oftheleadei, guard for the hook securedLto' the link and normallyextending OtitWiLl'dOfth point of the hook with freedom to, move "towardthe same, and a'stop on the linkarranged to en- V; I p

gage the shank of, the hook tojlim'itthe bodily movement. of the guardtoward the hook. Q

' 3. The combination ljwith a fish iQffa link formedfrom a' piece of:sh'eet'nietal a folded upon itself to afford a. painof laterally spacedside members, saidsidemembers at one end of the link embracing the eyeendof the shank of the fish hook andpivoteid thereto, said side nembers'having-in;

theotherf enda pair ofalined eyes, a'reinforcing wire securedwithintheopen edge portion of the link, one endmof'the reinforeing wire beingbent to form an eye alined with said pairof eyes, and "a aarafier "thefish hook haying its inner end inserted between the side members of theand se cured thereto and to the einfertin jwir j 4. The combinationwitha fish hoolnofja link formed from a piece of sheet metalfeld- A Vspaced side member's, saidside members at i one end' of th'elinkembracing; the eyefend ed upon itself to ali'or d. at pair of laterallyof theshank of the fishl hook andv pivoted thereto, said sideniemb'ersjhavingin the other end a pair of alined eyes, aremiqrting wiresecured within the open edge "ort on of the link and the other endthereof beinglex tended back of the transverse ortion ofglthe linkproper, the intermediate portionof the reinforcmgwi're being folcledupl'on i elf to afi'ord a loop extending 'outw-ardpf the nk, and a guardhavlngj its" nner.endflnserted within said loop and 'between the iae embers of the' linkand secured thereto. a;

5. The combination with a fish hook, of a leader, a link pi'vdta'llyconnecting the leader .7 p

to the shank of" the hook, guard for j the hook secured to the link, andafloat mounted on theguai'd to revelve in'planeislengitiidL i nally ofthe shank of the hook? 6. The combination with a fish hook, of a securedto the link, and a float located beleader, a link pivotally connectingthe leader tween the diverging arms of the guard and to the shank of thehook, a guard for the carried thereby for rotation in planes longihookcomprising a pair of diverging arms setudinally of the shank of thehook. 15 5 cured to the link, and a float located between In testimonywhereof I affix my signature the diverging arms of the guard and carriedin presence of two witnesses. thereby.

' 7. The combination with a fish hook, of a ALBERT LINDQUIST' leader, alink pivotally connecting the leader Witnesses:

10 to the shank of the hook, a guard for the MATILDA E. LINDQUIST,

hook comprising a pair of diverging arms W. K. BARNES.

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